SOLUTION: I need help on this question. "A pole is slid into a closet so that one end touches the back upper right corner of the closet and the other end touches the front lower left corner

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Question 1056575: I need help on this question. "A pole is slid into a closet so that one end touches the back upper right corner of the closet and the other end touches the front lower left corner of the closet. What is the tallest pole that can fit in this closet, which is 3ft wide, 4ft deep, and 7 ft high. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot."
Please help if you can.
Thank you.
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I need help on this question. "A pole is slid into a closet so that one end touches the back upper right corner of the closet
and the other end touches the front lower left corner of the closet. What is the tallest pole that can fit in this closet,
which is 3 ft wide, 4 ft deep, and 7 ft high. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot."
Please help if you can.
Thank you.
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d = sqrt%283%5E2+%2B+4%5E2+%2B+7%5E2%29 = sqrt%2874%29 = 8.6 ft (approximately).

The 3D diagonal of the 3D cube (box).

Make a sketch and then apply the Pythagorean theorem two times.